Why did the doctor give me ventolin ?!
Question: As some of you know I've got the flu..today I started to get muscle twitching in chest area..I went to the doctor on your advice, she gave me ventolin but told me she didn't think I had Asthma..she said my chest seemed tight due to the flu...could I have asthma?..have you experienced similar situation..thanks for your patience..
Answers: As some of you know I've got the flu..today I started to get muscle twitching in chest area..I went to the doctor on your advice, she gave me ventolin but told me she didn't think I had Asthma..she said my chest seemed tight due to the flu...could I have asthma?..have you experienced similar situation..thanks for your patience..
I wouldn't worry about asthma just yet. I'm an allergist, and I treat asthma every day. It's extremely common for people to develop wheezing or chest tightness with a viral infection. It doesn't necessarily need to be the flu, any virus will do. However, asthma or not, the treatment is the same. Ventolin is ok, but generic Albuterol is better. Your symptoms may improve in the next week or so, but if they don't, you should see an allergist or pulmonologist (lung doctor). You may need additional medication to improve the coughing/chest tightness.
Hope this helps. Don't worry about asthma, you'll be ok!
-Dr. D
the ventolin will help open your bronchial passages. the flu has probably caused them to be congested.
Feel better soon.
it is a rescue inhaler for saving your life. call the doctor AND the pharmacist to explain how and when to use the med. NEVER leave a doctor's office without fully understanding your treatment.